affordable housing
rendering of Urban Village is courtesy of Christian Cultural Center and Gotham Organization.EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday, at a NYC City Planning Department public hearing, the Rev. A.R. Bernard described the area surrounding his East New York megachurch, Christian Cultural Center [https://www.cccinfo.org/home-brooklyn] (CCC), when it
Bay Ridge
KENSINGTON/BOROUGH PARK — On Monday, January 20, around 10:20 p.m., a 17-year-old had arranged on Facebook Marketplace to sell a pair of sneakers to someone at the 18th Ave subway station, police said. The victim showed the buyer the shoes at the station, and the buyer suddenly ran
Education
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on the Coronavirus in the Blue Room at City Hall on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Christina Veiga and Alex Zimmerman, originally published on Chalkbeat March, 3. [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/03/will-coronavirus-related-absences-count-against-nyc-students-in-admissions-yes-at-least-for-now/] In New
News
WILLIAMSBURG — A water main broke at 4.30 a.m. today, near the Bedford Avenue L train station, an MTA spokesperson told us. Service was partially suspended from 14th Street to Myrtle Avenue on the L line, and service resumed at 7.18 a.m. with residual delays and crowding.
Business
Reusable shopping tote with produce. Photo by Sylvie Tittel [https://unsplash.com/@misssinterpreted?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/zero-waste?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] This weekend, the plastic bag ban [https://nyassembly.
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James Gathany for CDC on Unsplash.Gov. Cuomo confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the state: A man from Westchester County, who works in Manhattan, was hospitalized, and a school attended by one of his children was closed [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-state.html] on
Education
Hand Washing. Photo by by UGA CAES/Extension via Flickr.By Alex Zimmerman. Originally published on Chalkbeat March, 2. [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/03/02/coronavirus-nyc-schools-guidance/] Less than 24 hours after New York reported its first confirmed case [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/nyregion/new-york-coronvirus-confirmed.html]
News
A couple wears masks and gloves as officials found the first case of Coronavirus in the city, March 2, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Rachel Holliday Smith and Trone Dowd for THE CITY. Originally posted on March 2, by THE CITY. New York households will start to receive the
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL — On Sunday, a woman walking home was sexually assaulted in Clinton Hill. On Sunday, March 1, around 4 a.m., in the vicinity of Saint James Place and Lefferts Place, a 30-year-old woman was walking home when a man approached her from behind, punched her in the head
homicide
BED-STUY — A young man was shot to death in front of a Bed-Stuy strip club early today. On Tuesday, March 3, just after 3 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of an assault in front of 566 Nostrand Avenue, a local adult entertainment club, Amour Cabaret, cops said.
Announcements
Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced yesterday the start of construction to improve traffic flow [http://www.mta.info/press-release/bridges-tunnels/mta-announces-roadway-improvements-verrazzano-narrows-bridge-merge] from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the eastbound Gowanus Expressway. The project aims to reduce congestion for drivers heading into Brooklyn and Manhattan during
Greenpoint
WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT — A few months since the audit of three Greenpoint and Williamsburg postal offices by the United States Postal Service Inspector General revealed numerous chronic issues with mail delivery [/postal-office-delay/], few of the issues seem to have been resolved. The Audit The audit took place in 2019 and found